Storm Shadow missiles struck the Kremnei El electronics factory in Bryansk, causing nine explosions. The factory is one of Russia's largest military electronics and components facilities.
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A salvo of 8-12 Storm Shadow missiles hit the Kremnei El electronics factory in Bryansk, with nine sizable explosions
Ukrainian forces struck the Kremniy El defense plant in Bryansk City
The plant produces microelectronics and semiconductors used in Russian military systems
Ukrainian forces struck the Kremniy El microelectronics plant which manufactures missile components for the Russian military
Storm Shadow cruise missiles were used in the attack
At least seven cruise missiles struck the facility, with five hitting Building No. 4 and two hitting other production structures
The Bryansk College of Management and Business was damaged
A missile hit a road and car on Krasnoarmeyskaya Street roughly 250 meters from the plant
Authorities blocked off roads leading to the area
Missiles approached from multiple directions mostly from the east using low-altitude flight paths to navigate around air defenses
The target was hit, causing significant damage to production facilities.
Kremniy El is a critically important link in the production chain of Russia's precision weapons.
The plant specializes in discrete semiconductor technology and integrated circuits, which act as the "brains" and "nervous system" of modern weapons, including Iskander missiles.
As part of a systematic effort to reduce the military-economic potential of the Russian aggressor, units of Ukraine's defence forces carried out successful strikes with Storm Shadow air-launched missiles on the Kremniy El microelectronics plant in Bryansk.
Ukraine launched Storm Shadow missiles at a major Russian microelectronics factory in Bryansk Oblast.
The strike caused significant damage to production, according to the Ukrainian military.
Storm Shadow missiles from Bryansk destroyed a Russian chip plant linked to Iskander production.
On March 10, the Defense Forces struck the Russian microelectronics plant "Silicon El" in Bryansk, which produces control systems for all types of Russian missiles.
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, it was hit by Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
The effective strike on the Kremniy El microelectronics plant in Bryansk showed that Ukraine's Defense Forces have successfully integrated Storm Shadow missiles into their fleet of Su-24 aircraft.
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